I'm getting ready to install my show at Castleton State College this weekend,
so I thought I'd share some of the ideas I had when I created the work. The show runs through November 20th at the Christine Price Gallery.

"This selection of work from 2011/2012 focuses on my exploration of creating harmony amongst elements of the natural world. Bringing together seemingly different species to create a single entity, I strive to show how something beautiful can perhaps blossom from what may be at first glance an unlikely pairing of creatures. In this melding of plant an animal, I discover flowers cascading from the darkest corners of nature, sea creatures reaching out of the ocean to exist in a world of light, and dying roots tangling with new blooms to capture one last breath.

I have a special interest in working with found materials, and have incorporated antique collage pieces in these works. I like to think of the use of these materials as bringing new life to long forgotten stories-much like I see the images of plants in my drawings bringing new life to perhaps a long lost creature timidly emerging from the depths of the sea." Jenny Brown 2012